autobicycle

== English == === Alternative forms === autobike === Etymology === From auto- +‎ bicycle. === Noun === autobicycle (plural autobicycles) (dated) A motorcycle. ==== Usage notes ==== This early term for a motorcycle has mostly fallen into disuse, although a remnant of this use can be found in Australia and New Zealand, where the vehicle is still called a "bicycle" (as distinguished from a manually-powered "push bicycle"). A modern shortform, autobike, is still varyingly used in various countries. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: オートバイ (ōtobai)→ Amis: otofay, tofay→ Atayal: tubay→ Bunun: utubai→ Kanakanabu: 'utupai→ Kavalan: utubay→ Korean: 오토바이 (otobai)→ Marshallese: wōtbai, otobai→ Paiwan: utubai→ Puyuma: utubay→ Rukai: utubay→ Saaroa: utobay→ Saisiyat: 'otobay→ Taiwanese Hakka: 奧多拜 / 奥多拜→ Taiwanese Hokkien: 歐兜邁 / 欧兜迈 (o͘-tó͘-bái)→ Taroko: otobay→ Tsou: 'otovai→ Yami: otobay